How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800 , London was a very big city in the world.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems. there are to many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
1.Maybe London became a very big city in the world in______.
A. 1750 B. 1820 C. 1950 D. 1980
2. What does the underlined word “underground” mean?
A. Ship. B. Car. C. Subway. D. Taxi.
3.What are the best things in London for the writer?
A. Famous buildings. B. Parks.
C. Cars and buses. D. Toys.
4.---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? www.21-cn-jy.com
---It’s a______.
A. toy shop B. museum C. park D. clock
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.
A. London has a population of about 7, 000, 000
B. London is famous for buildings and Big Ben
C. The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground
D. The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago
Chris Rock was born in the state of South Carolina in the United States. When he was a child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn, New York.
As a teenager, Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City, Even at age 18, Chris Rock was very funny. He told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school, which Rock says was terrible.
Famous comedians went to see Rock’s performances. One comedian (Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. Chris Rock still acts in movies, but he does not want to be a serious actor. For him, comedy is more important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make people think.
Today,Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world. He also created a TV show called "Everybody Hates Chris. " It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn. In 2006, it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television.
1.Chris Rock was ____
A.born in America B ,from London
C,from a rich family. D. from Canada
2.What is this passage mainly about?
A.How to tell a good joke,
B.Where the best comedy clubs are.
C.One comedian's life,
D.The funniest people in the United States,
3.Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about_________.
A.South Carolina B.Brooklyn
C.Los Angeles D.Texas
4.Which sentence about Chris Rock is true?
A.As a teenager, he was not funny.
B.He started working in clubs after he graduated from college.
C.He loved going to high school.
D.A famous comedian helped him get work on TV and in the movies.
5.Today, what does Chris Rock say is the most important?
A.Being a serious actor. B.Making people laugh.
C.Helping teenagers. D.Having his own club.
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1.Jackson spoke too quickly，I can’t catch the ______(确切的)words he said.
2.Was he born to be ________（成功）, or did he just luck out?
3.He did not even say anything to her, and she did not speak to him,_______（也）.
4.It will _____ （马上）be May Day, I can’t wait !
5.Online shopping has _______ (几个)advantages. you can save your time without going out.
Hans Christian Andersen was a famous writer of stories for 1. .he was born into a poor2. in Denmark in 1805.His father3. when he was seven. Hans 4. a few jobs. Finally ,at the age of fourteen he 5. to the capital of Denmark to work in the theatre. Then he went on to study and6. he traveled around Europe.
His first book 7. out in 1882.He 8. many stories for children, but older people also liked them. 9. of his stories are very famous, like The ugly Duckling and The little Match girl .people still like to read them today and they can read them in many 10. .
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1. 五月一日早上做一些阅读；然后完成家庭作业。
2. 下午会帮父母做一些家务，例如打扫房子，做饭等。
3. 晚上会去参加英语俱乐部，因为他英语说得不太好。
4. 五月二日，将和他的父母一起去雁荡山森林公园（Yandang Forest Park）进行野餐，然后和父母一起在公园骑自行车。21世纪教育网版权所有
May Day is coming. Li Ming will have a busy holiday.
It’s going to be a busy holiday but great fun!
Miss Read is good ______music．She is good ______ kids in the music club.
A．at, at B．with, with
C．at, with D．with, at
She sings well and she _____ dances well.
A. too B. also C. or D. but
----What can you do, Li Lei ? ----I can ______ Chinese kung fu.
A. be B. make C. have D. do
Let’s go and play __ping-pong. I don’t want to play __violin.
A. a, the B. the, a C. /, the D the，the
He at 7：00 in the evening.
A. gets home B. gets to home
C. get home D. goes to home